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For much of the year, I live high up in the mountains of the Swiss regional nature park of the Binn Valley. Two small wooden barns that had sheltered goats and hey for centuries now serve as our home and studio. Snow-peaked mountains and glaciers surround us, and just below there is a tiny hamlet next to a turquoise lake. In the high mountains we are close to the heat of the sun and the cold of space. This closeness accentuates nature in all its forms, scenery, seasons, flora and fauna, including its people. This is where I live and paint.
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In the beginning there is almost always a thought, a feeling or an image. Instead of copying it on canvas, when lucky, I can switch into a dreamlike state, removed from reality, and my approach becomes free and gestural. Sometimes the result is a work of beauty, and I may feel reminded of my initial thoughts. |
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